Inspection Results » Aspen Living Center

Health Inspection on April 19, 2018 ^[1]

1. Pattern: Actual harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Protect each resident from all types of abuse such as physical, mental, sexual abuse, physical punishment, and neglect by anybody. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Honor the resident's right to a dignified existence, self-determination, communication, and to exercise his or her rights. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Timely report suspected abuse, neglect, or theft and report the results of the investigation to proper authorities. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Develop and implement policies and procedures to prevent abuse, neglect, and theft. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Administer the facility in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively and efficiently. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Respond appropriately to all alleged violations. (Corrected 2018-05-22)

2. Pattern: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made. (Corrected 2018-05-22)

3. Isolated: No actual harm with potential for more than minimal harm that is not immediate jeopardy

   • Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Provide activities to meet all resident's needs. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Honor the resident's right to request, refuse, and/or discontinue treatment, to participate in or refuse to participate in experimental research, and to formulate an advance directive. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Provide appropriate treatment and care according to orders, residentÂ’s preferences and goals. (Corrected 2018-06-21)
   • Provide safe and appropriate respiratory care for a resident when needed. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Immediately tell the resident, the resident's doctor, and a family member of situations (injury/decline/room, etc.) that affect the resident. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Provide appropriate care for a resident to maintain and/or improve range of motion (ROM), limited ROM and/or mobility, unless a decline is for a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Provide the appropriate treatment and services to a resident who displays or is diagnosed with dementia. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Provide medically-related social services to help each resident achieve the highest possible quality of life. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Ensure a licensed pharmacist perform a monthly drug regimen review, including the medical chart, following irregularity reporting guidelines in developed policies and procedures. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Implement gradual dose reductions(GDR) and non-pharmacological interventions, unless contraindicated, prior to initiating or instead of continuing psychotropic medication; and PRN orders for psychotropic medications are only used when the medication is ne (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Ensure residents do not lose the ability to perform activities of daily living unless there is a medical reason. (Corrected 2018-05-22)
   • Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program. (Corrected 2018-05-22)

4. Widespread: No actual harm with potential for minimal harm

   • Post nurse staffing information every day. (Corrected 2018-05-22)